Comparative education: Philosophical issues and concepts

Mark MASON, Colin William EVERS

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Abstract

This Entry considers the constitution and definition of the field of comparative education in terms of its substantive content or object of study, its method, and its aims and purposes; the differentiation of comparative education from related fields such as international education, educational development, and area studies; and conceptual issues associated with the role of cultures and countries, or nation-states, as units of analysis in comparative education, not least the influence of increasing rates of globalization on the efficacy of culture as a unit of comparison. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Encyclopedia of Education
EditorsPenelope PETERSON, Eva BAKER, Barry MCGAW
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherElsevier
Pages257-265
Edition3rd
ISBN (Print)9780080448947
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Citation

Mason, M., & Evers, C. W. (2010). Comparative education: Philosophical issues and concepts. In P. Peterson, E. Baker, & B. McGraw (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education (3rd ed., pp. 257-265). Oxford: Elsevier.

Keywords

  • Area studies
  • Comparative education
  • Culture
  • Educational development
  • Globalization
  • Identity/definition of the field
  • International education
  • National culture
  • Nation-state

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